diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1419-fix-ec2_snapshot_copy-with-tags.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1419-fix-ec2_snapshot_copy-with-tags.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cdb86f3461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1419-fix-ec2_snapshot_copy-with-tags.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - ec2_snapshot_copy - including tags caused the erorr "Tag specification resource type must have a value". Fix sets the ResourceType to snapshot to resolve this issue (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/1419).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_snapshot_copy.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_snapshot_copy.py
index 455a7c6b85c..f45be44178d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_snapshot_copy.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_snapshot_copy.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def copy_snapshot(module, ec2):
         params['KmsKeyId'] = module.params.get('kms_key_id')
 
     if module.params.get('tags'):
-        params['TagSpecifications'] = boto3_tag_specifications(module.params.get('tags'))
+        params['TagSpecifications'] = boto3_tag_specifications(module.params.get('tags'), types=['snapshot'])
 
     try:
         snapshot_id = ec2.copy_snapshot(**params)['SnapshotId']